Vacuum sealed parts

[tahoe healey]

Would there be any advantage in vacuum sealing spare parts for storage? I have spare hoses and wheel cylinders that hopefully will not be needed for a few years and was wondering if using a kitchen frozen food sealer would have any effect on the natural degradation of rubber parts?

 

[Johnny]

I'm no expert but I would suppose rubber parts would definetly benefit. I'd grease up the MC pretty good to prevent oxidation and place in bag.

 

[Bob_Spidell]

Ozone attacks rubber, so it couldn't hurt:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozone_cracking

Besides, you're just dying to use that sealer anyway, right?

 

[nevets]

sealed nitrogen filled bags?

 

[Frankenhealey]

Vacuum can degrade rubber fast!